Use `vault operator raft snapshot load` with the snapshot configuration name and
cloud storage URL to load a snapshot file and assign a snapshot ID:

```shell-session
$ vault operator raft snapshot load              \
    auto_config_name=<auto_snapshot_config_name> \
    url="<url_of_snapshot_file>"
```

For example:

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```shell-session
$ vault operator raft snapshot load \
    auto_config_name=paris-primary  \
    url="https://bucket.example.com/vault-snapshots/primary/paris-backup.snap"

Key                                   Value
---                                   -----
auto_config_name                      paris-primary
cluster_id                            7430fa38-8fb6-4b35-b2a7-27ed4c831a44
expires_at                            2025-07-16T03:24:42.867531+05:00
snapshot_id                           9465df92-8236-4af9-8cc8-b7460d882e41
status                                loading
```

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